Tongue scraper



March 29, 1932 MABRY I 1,851,396

TONGUE SCRAPER Filed Jan. 3. 1930 ZZba M 1 62 Gum/ Patented Mar. 29,1932 UNITED STATES ELBA K. MALBRY, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA TONGUEscRAPER Application filed January 3, 1930. Serial No. 418,325.

This invention relates to an improved scraper for cleaning the humantongue.

One object of the invention is to provide a handy and eficient device ofthis character. employing a container which may be filled with a mouthwash or the like for dispensation upon the tongue.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tongue scraper whereinthe container is perforated for distributing the liquid upon the tongueduring the scraping operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tongue scraper, thecontainer of which employs a relatively large mouth to facilitatefilling.

Still further objects of the invention not specifically mentioned in theforegoing will be apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device partly shown in elevation.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the device.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a preferably metalcontainer 1 which is substantially elliptical in cross section andincludes converging front and rear walls,

if) said rear wall overlapping said front wall to form a blade 2, theend walls of the container converging upwardly. Formed in the front wallforwardly of and adjacent to the blade is a series of spaced dischargeopenings 8. Formed in the top of the container is a substantiallyelliptical opening or mouth 4. As may be seen more particularly inFigure 2 of the drawings, the margin about the mouth is turned to form asurrounding upstanding 11o outwardly flared flange 5 which will tend tofacilitate the pouring of liquid into the container. Toward the rear ofthe container the flange 5 is, as shown in Figure 2, gradually thickenedand widened, the upper edge of said flange sloping downwardly andforwardly to the front of the container, and integrally formed at itsinner end with the rear portion of said flange at its thickest andwidest part is a medially disposed handle 6. Thus, the

junction of the handle with the flange is reinforced by the thickeningof the flange so that premature breaking of the handle at this pointwill be avoided. The handle is gradually widened toward its free end andis bowed first in one direction and then in the other to facilitate themanipulation of the device, the handle being of a length such that theoperator may easily reach all portions of the tongue.

In operation, a liquid, such as a mouth wash or lotion, is poured intothe container through the relatively large mouth 4 and the device placedupon the tongue to be cleaned.

The device is then manipulated so that the blade is moved across thesurface of the tongue for scraping the tongue. As this is done the mouthwash will flow through the discharge openings 3 to be evenly distributedupon the tongue so that the tongue may be thoroughly cleaned.

What is claimed is:

A tongue scraper including a liquid container having converging sidewalls, one of said walls being extended to form a blade and the other ofsaid walls having a series of discharge openings formed therein abovethe blade at its distal side, and a handle carried by the containerwhereby the device may be manipulated for effecting a cleaning operationwhile a liquid in said container is being dispensed through thedischarge openings onto the blade.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELBA MABRY. [L. s.]

